Accelerating Research: Overview

Thanks to the support of our generous donors, JDRF is the leading charitable funder of type 1 diabetes (T1D) research in Canada. We also work jointly with our global affiliates to support projects around the world. Throughout the pandemic we have remained steadfast in our commitment to push this research forward. With gratitude to our supporters, and the dedication of our researchers, we have seen remarkable progress over the past year.

We are pleased to report that JDRF Canada’s funds to T1D research in 2021 exceeded that of pre-pandemic levels. Our research funding continues to support both high-impact preclinical and clinical T1D research through conventional grants that help us advance our global research strategy, as well as expand the breadth and depth of research funding through partnerships with CIHR and other funding agencies. We are also supporting the first Canadian JDRF Centre of Excellence at UBC, focused on cure research, which was launched winter, 2021.